Out of the hundreds of articles I’ve written for this blog, one of the most widely read has been 7 Steps to Effectuate International Service of Process under the Hague Service Convention.
That’s hardly a surprise given the complex nature of international service of process in general.
This post is a logical follow-up to that one because the Inter-American Service … [Read more...]

A special guest post by Global Security Consultant and Political Risk Expert, Paul Crespo.
This is the latest post in the series.
The 2014 Olympic Winter Games began today in Sochi, Russia. Numerous U.S. multinational corporations such as McDonald’s, Coca Cola, Proctor & Gamble and Visa are sponsoring or participating, and 10,000 Americans are expected to attend. … [Read more...]

Have you ever received an email that is so fascinating that you have to read it out loud to make sure you that you read it correctly?
I received one of those several days ago.
The email asked the following question:
“This past summer I purchased [factory equipment] in [Country X] with Bitcoin. I never received the equipment and [the supplier] won’t respond to my messages. … [Read more...]

On March 14, 2014, Japan will join the global effort to make things more difficult for exporters secure supply chains against international terrorism with the implementation of it’s own “24-hour rule.”
First implemented by the U.S. in 2002, the 24-hour advance manifest rule requires all inbound cargo carriers to submit complete manifests a full 24 hours before leaving their … [Read more...]

I got a call recently from a local manufacturer looking to sue a supplier in a Latin American country for breach of contract.
Given Miami’s proximity to the region, I see these types of cases a lot.
The first thing I’ll do is take a look at the case to confirm that jurisdiction would be proper in the U.S.
And most of the time it is.
However, when the jurisdictional … [Read more...]

A special guest post by Global Security Consultant and Political Risk Expert, Paul Crespo. This is the latest post in the series.
With the dramatic growth of global commerce more businesses rely on maritime shipping to get their goods and raw materials to market.
The release of the Tom Hanks film "Captain Phillips" depicting the 2009 hijacking of the US merchant ship Maersk … [Read more...]

A special guest post by Global Security Consultant and Political Risk Expert, Paul Crespo. This is the seventh post in the series.
Global companies today face a variety of serious risks that range from political disturbances, terrorist bombings, supply chain disruptions, natural disasters and cyber-attacks, to the kidnapping of key executives.
Any of these threats can create … [Read more...]

A special guest post by Global Security Consultant and Political Risk Expert, Paul Crespo. This is the sixth post in the series.
With larger and costlier data breaches being reported every day, cyber security is quickly moving from being seen by C-level executives as a purely technical security issue, to a top business risk for global corporations.
Cybercrime and … [Read more...]

A special guest post by Global Security Consultant and Political Risk Expert, Paul Crespo. This is the fifth post in the series.
Mexico is a top Latin American location for American business operations. A vast market with close proximity, Mexico represents the United States’s second largest export market and its third largest source of imports.
Recently however, the battle … [Read more...]

Last week Apple released the Apple iPhone 5s. The most innovative feature of the new phone was the device's fingerprint scanner, which was widely heralded as being the world's first "hack proof" access point.
It took only a few days, however, for a German hacking group to bypass the phone's latest security feature and gain access to the device.
The incident is the latest … [Read more...]

ABOUT SANTIAGO A. CUETOEditorBoard Certified International Law Expert and Founding partner Santiago A. Cueto focuses his practice on international business law with an emphasis on international business litigation, arbitration and transactions. His practice is based in Miami, Florida. Read More